Monday, December 10, 2007

Himesh hi Himesh

This was a great week for Himesh fans like me.

First there was news that The House of Reshammiya rocked The Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam on the 1st of this month (Thanks, Joules!). Thousands of Indians, Pakistanis, Moroccans (don't ask) and fans from all over the world gave out so much Himanshu-love that our man sang for three hours straight! Maybe someone mispelt Masochists as Moroccans - but enough such talk! Himanshu haters are roundly ignored on the Drift.

Now this reminds me of the time when I used to read Stardust during my teenage years and wonder "Wow! Our stars are really popular in America". Later I learned that it wasn't that Bollywood had grown in favor - it was just that the desi population abroad had exploded. But I digress.

Next up, Himesh's new look for Karzzz - check it out here (Thanks, HKD). The three extra zzzs in the title are to balance numerology. Now if the movie turns out to be a turkey, knives will be sharpened over the zzzs. But hey its Himanshu composing, singing, acting and in all likelihood dancing! What could possibly go wrong!

Ok I am hoping our man wins the sabse fave kaun naya hero.I want to hear his acceptance speech and then relish the zoom in on all the industry people squirming while trying to keep their camera face.Since this is a junta poll I am sure Himanshu will milk it for all its worth.

aspi why are there no posts on chote ustad and lil champs/I personally liked the Zee show better till now ...now tho' I still like the judges more(I think Shreya cant dish out comments suitable enough for kids ..she judges them to adult standards) but the participants on star are older and MUCH better!

And also on Aamir's presence on lil champs. I really enjoyed Sonu bringing his diary from 1988 which had magazine clippings of Aamir. Aamir was also my first crush and I remember having some of the same posters that Sonu had.

Saw "Manorama Six Feet Under" over the weekend, thought I would recommend it to the drifters.

This is a first movie of its kind based on the noir genre, inspired and loosely based on Roman Polanski's Chinatown.

The movie is a story of a somewhat corrupt pwd employee SV (Abhay Deol) who is bored with is ho-humdrum life and is a one time unsuccessful mystery novel writer. In his life comes Manorama (Sarika) a local bigwigs wife who wants him to spy on her husband. The tag line of the movie is "In the Desert, Nothing is What it Seems".

The movie unfolds slowly and may get boring for some people but I liked the slowness as you could see SV's mind working to solve the mysteries and you almost felt like you were in his shoes trying to solve the crime.

The movie was shot in Rajasthan and the camera has captured it beautifully. Acting by everyone is great and is not too dramatic to over shadow the script.

Movie is not for kids. It does'nt have much violence but the story is an adult one.

Joules, I thought the movie was awfully short of the greatness it promised. Lots of loopholes in the plot. I mean "Manorama...age 32"?? And to top it, when I realized what "6 ft under" was, i couldn't connect why there were these unnecessary clues. Maybe that is typical of the genre you mentioned, but it didn't work for me :( Gul Panag & Vinay Pathak were awesome!

Himanshu is back!!!! THat man cannot stay away from the limelight for very long, can he? I guess that's good for us, it's good, free entertainment. Also, it makes Aspi happy so we're all happy! I have to say, I have been going thru the Himesh-drama withdrawl myself...a few more interviews of him and a few appearences is all it takes to make me happy! :D

skd: agree wid u...awesome look.......err..my hatred for him is reducin bit by bit...LOL No, girl noo! Get your arse back on track! Look at that pervalicious lick of hair creeping at the back, and we don't even need to see that super waxed cleavage. My Milky way threatens to make its way back up my throat.

Joules: I agree, Manorama is an awesome, awesome film. Well shot and fantastically understated.

And I also loved aamir's appearance on Lil champs. Rarely get to catch it anymore, but he was worth it. And I liked his and Aditya's lil duet:)He's aged well. God, I remember first seeing Qayamat... young love, so sweet...

A lot of my love for Himanshu comes partly from the fact that he's terrific tacky entertainment but also there is a part of me that wants to flip the bird to pseudo-intellectual industry snobs who look down on him because he makes dance music catered towards younger people.

Sorry aspi for taking away attention from Himanshu....I just read an article where they say Prashant Tamang is rocking the US. Have any drifters seen his shows?http://www.buzz18.com/news/tv/indian-idol-prashant-charms-america/29166/0